Tag Archives: activism
Campus voices against violence
In Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023), BC Lynch School of Education and Human Development Professor Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and co-author Susan B. Marine share the stories and strategies of college student activists fighting to … Continue reading
Unruly souls
In her new book, Unruly Souls: The Digital Activism of Muslim and Christian Feminists (Rutgers University Press, 2022), Boston College Assistant Professor of Communication Kristin Peterson explores how those marginalized from traditional religious spaces–due to their sexuality, gender, or race–employ … Continue reading
Rediscovering a woman of conscience
In her new book, Margaret Pearmain Welch (1893-1984): Proper Bostonian, Activist, Pacifist, Reformer, Preservationist, Elizabeth Fideler introduces readers to a highly accomplished woman from a bygone era. According to Fideler, Welch was a debutante, world traveler, socialite, and dancer who … Continue reading
Hip-Hop generation’s activism
Andreana Clay will examine the response of hip-hop communities to current movements like Black Lives Matter in her talk “‘Hell You Talmbout?’: Black Lives, Black Resistance and Hip-Hop.” Her lecture will be held on Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in … Continue reading